Apple Pie

Name: Apple Pie
Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 cup vegetable shortening; 4 to 5 tablespoons cold water; 1/2 cup measures-like-sugar calorie-free sweetener; 1 tablespoon cornstarch; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 4 medium Granny Smith apples, peeled and sliced; 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice; Butter-flavored cooking spray; 1/2 cup vanilla no-sugar-added ice cream (optional)

12 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup vegetable shortening
4 to 5 tablespoons cold water
1/2 cup measures-like-sugar calorie-free sweetener
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
4 medium Granny Smith apples, peeled and sliced
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
Butter-flavored cooking spray
1/2 cup vanilla no-sugar-added ice cream (optional)

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 425°.
2

Combine flour and salt; cut in shortening with pastry blender until mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle water, 1 tablespoon at a time, over surface of mixture. Stir with a fork until dry ingredients are moistened.
3

Shape dough into a ball. Roll into a 10-inch circle on a floured surface. Combine sweetener and next 3 ingredients; sprinkle over apple, and toss.
4

Spoon mixture into a 9-inch pieplate; sprinkle with lemon juice. Place pastry over apple mixture; fold edges under, and crimp. Coat with cooking spray.
5

Bake at 425° for 25 minutes. Serve warm. Top with ice cream, if desired (ice cream not included in analysis).
6

For testing, we used Splenda as the calorie-free sweetener.